Obituaries

Armando Louis Iron Elk, Jr. 32, of Lake Andes, died Sunday, September 6, 2026 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services were Saturday, September 12 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Marty. Burial was at St. Paul’s Catholic Cemetery in Marty.

Karel A Kulhavy, age 92, of Baltic, died Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society Village in Sioux Falls.A private service and burial will take place at a later date at the ZCBJ Cemetery in Wagner.Karel was born in Wagner, in 1934.

Funeral Services for Walter Dean Nedved, 89, of Wagner were Tuesday, September 8 at the United Methodist Church in Wagner, with burial in the Wagner ZCBJ Cemetery.

Marlene Rose Cournoyer, 87, was born December 13, 1938, to Harold and Hazel (Flood) Cournoyer. She was one of twelve children. Marlene married Phillip “Sonny” Drapeau and together they welcomed six children: Faye, Kevin, Mike, Laura, Karen, and Denise.

Jonathan Scott Hambelton, Sr. 'Hamz,' 32, of Marty, was born to Wanda LeRoy and Garrett Patterson Sr. in Yankton on November 16, 1992.

Funeral services for Russell Bechtold, 85, of Avon, were Friday, August 28 at Zion Lutheran Church in Avon. Burial was in the Trinity Presbyterian Cemetery, rural Avon. Peters Funeral Chapel in Avon was in charge of arrangements.

A Rosary Service for Joseph Anderson, age 70, of Kansas City, MO, formerly of Platte and Wagner, will be held at St. John Catholic Church in Wagner at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 4.

Phyllis Ramona Felicia Sully, 98, died Saturday, August 15, 2026 at the Lake Andes Senior Living Center. Funeral services were Wednesday, August 19 at the Lighthouse Church in Wagner.

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